Increased crime in Minnesota in recent years is the direct result of the defund the police movement. Those inclined to commit crime and create chaos saw an open door and walked…
Minnesota’s public school open enrollment options fall short, according to a new Reason Foundation report by Jude Schwalbach that ranked all 50 states’ K-12 open enrollment laws. Open enrollment policies…
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data showing that the United States economy added 261,000 jobs in October. Some, such as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, saw this…
A lot of nonprofits were caught in the undertow of the Feeding Our Future scandal. The nonprofit Supportive Guidance of Rochester was founded in 2017. The nonprofit never did business…
The status quo is getting nervous in the Orono school board race. Several former school board members sent a two-page letter this weekend to every house in the district warning…
Anab Awad of the Haji’s Kitchen network also entered a guilty plea in an unrelated Medicaid fraud case yesterday. Through her efforts, $11 million was claimed through the free-food program…
Labor market Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Shift to flex work is reshaping Northland employment Star Tribune: Nonprofits launching new incentives to draw hires amid workforce shortage CCX Media: Minnesota…
This week we’ve been highlighting many of the unrelated nonprofits who were shut down in the wake of the FBI raids back in January. After the raids, the state Department…
On Thursday, 11/3/22, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) met for its November meeting. Learn more about the MSGC here. The MSGC, being largely a gubernatorially appointed body, has significant influence…
Earlier this week, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reported on a significant real estate transaction involving a prominent free-food nonprofit. Somali Community Resettlement Services (SCRS) purchased the historic Gale Mansion…
Much ink has been spilled recently on the release of 2022 national reading and math scores, which add to data on the devastating learning loss that has occurred over the…
State law clearly prohibits government workers in North Dakota from involvement in political activity while on the job. Forum News published the relevant language in the statute as a reminder…
Last week I submitted an op-ed to two of the state’s major opinion platforms correcting some of the egregiously false statements made recently about Minnesota’s economy. Both declined to run…
BF Randall, an environmental lawyer who has made a rapid rise on #energytwitter for his detailed threads on mining and energy, explains why we may be pursuing the wrong strategy…
A lot of unrelated nonprofits were caught in the undertow of the Feeding Our Future scandal. One such example is the Addis Foundation of St. Paul, which never did business…
According to federal data, people who decide to step on light rail in the Twin Cities are at more risk for being injured by an assailant than any other light…
A recent article by Kare 11 asserts that “political ideology” has all of a sudden entered school board races across Minnesota because there are parent candidates running on “themes of…
The closer Election Day comes, the more media attention than ever appears to be focused on local school board elections this year. Take Rochester, where American Experiment’s Bill Walsh revealed…
Social Studies expert Professor Wilfred McClay says standards move Minnesota backwards A new report written by national social studies expert Wilfred McClay and released today from Center of the American…
Last week I submitted an op-ed to two of the state’s major opinion platforms correcting some of the egregiously false statements made recently about Minnesota’s economy. Both declined to run…
According to the Star Tribune, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging that Shipt, the grocery delivery business of Target Corp., cheats workers of benefits and rights by…
As we’ve mentioned many times, there were thousands of free-food distribution sites registered under the government programs caught up in the “Feeding Our Future” scandal. Each one tells a story.…
It’s our favorite time of year: Golden Turkey time! Minnesota’s government wastes a LOT of money on silly things. Each year, American Experiment gives out the Golden Turkey Award to…
Americans continue to purchase firearms by the millions, though not at the record-breaking pace of the last two years. NRA Shooting Illustrated has posted this update on where sales stand…